I just meant that if you are priming the engine by pouring gas directly down the carb throat or spraying in starter fluid (and we have all done those things) there is a risk of a spark catching the volatile vapor where it isn't supposed to and harming the owner rather badly. They say to pour the gas from a small paper cup rather than pour from a gas can, so you aren't dangling a bomb in front of your own face. That's all I meant by that.
jt On Aug 19, 2012, at 12:01 PM, "tonydsny" <t...@tonyseideman.com> wrote: > Thanks so much for the response. > > It was actually a training truck; never used for fires in my community. They > only used it for a few years. Then they put it on ebay. I promised my wife my > limit was $1,000. I won it for $2,000. Haven't heard the end of that one yet. > > Just a quick question: what's wrong with putting a volatile into the carb? > Doesn't it already use one--gasoline? > > Tony Seideman > > --- In old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com, Jonas Thaler <jonasthaler@...> wrote: > > > > That fire truck is a beauty! And what a monument to both small town history > > in general and fire-fighting heroism in particular. Me want one too! > > > > The only things I might suggest are to check if the fuel pump is sending > > fuel and does the carb then spray little sprays of "atomized" gas into its > > own throat? And please be careful when you put anything volatile directly > > into the carburetor! > > > > > > > > On Aug 19, 2012, at 8:21 AM, "tonydsny" <tony@...> wrote: > > > > > In 2005, I purchased a 1948 Chevy Loadmaster/Boyer Fire Truck and > > > promptly parked it in my garage, where it has stayed since, virtually > > > untouched. > > > > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/37075636@N04/sets/72157630956792770/ > > > > > > I was going to wait until I could get it fully restored, but I recently > > > decided that was disrespectful to the machine. I was concerned the engine > > > has locked because it sat for so long, but, on the advice of people in > > > the Stovebolt group, yesterday I pulled the plugs and it turned > > > relatively easy once the compression was released. > > > > > > Because the battery was very, exceedingly, totally dead, I ordered an > > > Optima 6V, which will be arriving the 22nd. Today I'm wire brushing, > > > sanding and gapping the plugs. I am definitely not a car guy; getting the > > > plugs out was a significant achievement for me. But I've got the original > > > manual and a book on Chevy restoration. > > > > > > What other simple things can I do as an inexperienced person to increase > > > the chance of the truck actually starting when I put the battery in? > > > > > > Is it a good idea to use startup fluid? > > > > > > Should I hit the carb with a bunch of Gunk remover? > > > > > > Also, there isn't a lot of rust on the body, but there are some ugly > > > spots. Should I sand them down and put primer as a prep for the actual > > > paint job? I don't like the measles look, but better that than more > > > corrosion. > > > > > > Here are some more shots of the mechanicals: > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/37075636@N04/sets/72157631115324428/ > > > > > > Can't tell you how good it felt to tug on the flywheel, seem to feel it > > > move, push, and have it rotate. Wow. Having a 25-foot, 3,000 pound > > > doorstop would have been a bit much. > > > > > > Tony Seideman > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Ole Chevy and GMC trucks rule! To unsubscribe, send an email (with no subject, no body, just the email), to: old-chevy-truck-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: old-chevy-truck-dig...@yahoogroups.com old-chevy-truck-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: old-chevy-truck-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
